Richmond

Portable storage units as defined in Article XII of this chapter may be located on a lot in any district subject to the following conditions, provided that such conditions shall not be applicable in the M-2 district:

Floor area bonuses as specified in this division and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this division may be added to the basic permitted floor area for buildings or portions thereof devoted to nondwelling uses.

The following floor area bonuses shall be permitted: (a) Plaza: up to 10% for publicly accessible plaza of at least 2,000 sq ft. (b) Arcade: up to 10% for arcade width 12 ft, height 15 ft. (c) Through-block connection: up to 10% for connection width 15 ft. (d) Affordable housing: up to 20% for affordable dwelling units.

A density bonus of up to 20 percent may be granted for the provision of affordable dwelling units, as follows: ... For the purposes of this division, an affordable dwelling unit is a dwelling unit that is rented or sold to a household earning not more than 80 percent of the area median income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for which the rent or sales price does not exceed 30 percent of the household's income.

The following modifications to applicable zoning district requirements shall be known as density bonus features, and shall be permitted as means to enable increased density of development when affordable dwelling units are provided on a site.

The minimum required lot area, lot width and side yard width applicable to single-family detached dwellings shall be reduced by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total number of single-family detached dwellings developed on the site, including the optional density increase, are affordable dwelling units, and provided further that in no case shall the lot area be less than 3,000 square feet, nor shall the lot width be less than 25 feet, nor shall any side yard be less than three feet in width.

The minimum required lot area, lot width and side yard width applicable to two-family detached dwellings shall be reduced by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total number of two-family detached dwellings developed on the site, including the optional density increase, are affordable dwelling units, and provided further that in no case shall the lot area be less than 3,600 square feet, nor shall the lot width be less than 27 feet, nor shall any side yard be less than three feet in width.

The minimum required lot area and lot width applicable to two-family attached dwellings shall be reduced by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total number of two-family attached dwellings developed on the site, including the optional density increase, are affordable dwelling units, and provided further that in no case shall the lot area be less than 2,600 square feet, nor shall the lot width be less than 23 feet.

Where 23 or fewer multifamily dwelling units are permitted on a site before application of any density bonus feature, the permitted number of such units shall be increased by up to 15 percent, provided that not less than nine percent of the total number of multifamily dwelling units developed on the site, including the optional density increase, are affordable dwelling units.

In districts where a maximum floor area ratio is applicable to multifamily dwellings, the permitted floor area shall be increased by up to ten percent, provided that not less than six percent of the total multifamily floor area developed on the site, including the optional floor area increase, is devoted to affordable dwelling units.

The maximum permitted floor area devoted to dwelling use shall be increased by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total dwelling use floor area, including the optional floor area increase, is devoted to affordable dwelling units.

The maximum permitted floor area devoted to dwelling use shall be increased by up to 20 percent, provided that not less than 11 percent of the total dwelling use floor area, including the optional floor area increase, is devoted to affordable dwelling units. The maximum permitted building height shall be increased by 12 feet when at least ten percent of the floor area permitted for dwelling use in the building is devoted to affordable dwelling units.

The maximum permitted floor area applicable to dwelling use shall be increased by up to ten percent, provided that not less than six percent of the total dwelling use floor area, including the optional floor area increase, is devoted to affordable dwelling units.

The floor area of affordable dwelling units shall comprise not less than 80 percent of the typical floor area of market rate dwelling units of the same dwelling unit type, provided that no affordable dwelling unit bedroom shall contain less than 100 square feet of floor area.

In order for any of the density bonus features authorized by this division to be applicable to a site, the requirements of the affordable dwelling unit program administrative provisions established by the City Council shall be met.

There shall be no signage identifying the site except for a single nameplate not exceeding four square feet in sign area. Any wireless facility... which has not been used for a continuous period of 12 months shall be deemed to be abandoned and shall be removed within 90 days.

The installation of wireless telecommunications facilities on alternative support structures shall be permitted in all districts, subject to the following conditions: (a) The wireless telecommunications facility shall not extend more than 10 feet above the height of the alternative support structure. (b) The wireless telecommunications facility shall not exceed 3 cubic feet in volume, except that a small cell facility shall not exceed 3 cubic feet in volume.

The maximum combined projection (antenna and mounting hardware) above the alternative support structure shall not exceed 25 feet, except for whip antennas which may result in a combined projection of up to 35 feet, and the hardware on which antennas are mounted shall not project above the alternative support structure by more than 20 feet.

There shall be a setback of 500 feet from any property within an R or RO zoning district and a setback of 1,000 feet from the shoreline of the James River. In no case shall a setback exceed the largest setback imposed by this chapter on other types of similar structures of a similar size, including utility poles. The maximum height of any monopole and antenna array shall be 199 feet, except that for any monopole and antenna array proposed within 1,000 feet of the right-of-way of an interstate highway, the height shall not exceed 155 feet.

There shall be a setback of 500 feet from any property within an R or RO zoning district and a setback of 1,000 feet from the shoreline of the James River. In no case shall a setback exceed the largest setback imposed by this chapter on other types of similar structures of a similar size, including utility poles.